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Friday night I was given the awesome opportunity to go to the Myths Busted Tour, hosted by MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. The show was everything I could have hoped, from things going wrong on stage to Adam’s jokes to the tricks they played on willing volunteers.

The show opened with smoke, light effects and a thunderous applause. They started the show off running, asking for volunteers. The gag ended with two of the volunteers being asked to interweave the pages of a phone book together for an experiment where Adam’s life would be in the hands of the phone book, Jamie, and an inflatable mattress.

Before beginning the experiment Adam gave us a little insight into their insurance company. He told us a story about the time they were testing the myth that you could cushion your fall with fabric awnings. After some deliberation, the insurance company decided that the stunt was far to dangerous for Adam to attempt … instead, they said Tory could do it.

Jamie with a cross bow. This is one of those “Don’t try this at home” moments. \ Image: Kevin Young

He went on to explain the different ways the insurance company decides if something is safe enough for them to take it on themselves. While being hoisted up above the stage, a stage hand placed an inflatable mattress beneath him and Adam explained that it was an insurance requirement. We all got a good laugh at that one, because the mattress looked pretty flimsy from our point of view.